Radu Georgescu wants to hire CEOs for three of his companies

“Sounds like a classifieds ad, right? But it is really in earnest: I am looking for 3 partners who should lead three of the companies in which I am a shareholder,” says entrepreneur Radu Georgescu on his blog.

“Why am I calling them partners when the job is that of a CEO: because this is what I am looking for in fact. I am looking for people who should take these companies as if they were theirs. To receive employee share option plan- meaning shares in a company- and act like an entrepreneur, growing the company with all their energy. I have never got involved in the daily activity of companies, only in the board of directors, and in these conditions, all the general managers of the companies I was a shareholder in were partners with me,” said Georgescu.

“Normally I would hire a head-hunting company- and it is even possible for me to do this now as well. But I said it may be an exercise in opening up and to do the search this way. Let’s see what comes out- I really think it is possible to have better results like this,” said Georgescu.

The man for the job should have a few assets. They should “understand what is happening in various parts of the world, in various cultures.” They should also have thorough knowledge of internet, cloud, SaaS, software, ecommerce.

“I am not looking for managers like 20 years ago. I am looking for leaders, I am lookimg for entrepreneurs who should create and reinvent companies. Perhaps one of the most important attributes is the ability to build and manage teams of clever and open people.

These companies each need a leader who should “get them to the next level.” “In none of these companies the change is not due to losses, but to growth and evolution.”

Georgescu did not specify which companies he has in sight. See below his current investments:

Radu Georgescu’s current investments

Avangate – a multinational with Romanian pedigree, which supplies e-commerce solutions. Avangate aims to reach USD 1 billion in sales and float on the stock exchange by 2015.

Gecad Net – software solutions and security company, with a portfolio of over 1,200 clients from domains such as telecommunications, financial services, construction, energy, oil and gas, and others. In 2009, Gecad Net posted a turnover of EUR 3.2 million.

Axigen – an integrated email, calendaring and collaboration platform currently distributed by over 300 partners from 100 countries, which manages the email traffic for more than 11,000 companies.

Phoenix – a spinoff from Axigen, it is a cloud storage solution for migrating data and applications.

ROL.ro – developed by ROL Online Network, was launched in 1998 as the first online web portal in Romania and comprises more than 40 websites specialized in entertainment, news, business and e-commerce.